BSN: How did you manage to travelâ€”yet your visas were revoked?JC: Man, I was innocent and everybody knew even the thinnest atom of the whole sagaâ€”And I was not afraid of anything because right from the beginning I was certain that, God will prove to them all were fabrications man. These people are not stupid. Thanks for their democracy and rule of law. The law applied and now Iâ€™m traveling as a freeman.

BSN: What do you have to tell those who were giggling about your failed travel because your visa had been revoked?JC: Those who laughed and said what they have said, I have proved to them that, I was innocent. I have challenged them. Let â€˜em set another challenge.

BSN: What do you learn from such an incident?JC: I get a better lesson to deal with all sorts of challenges man. Whenever I get a challenge, I try hard to improve on my performance and how to over come such challenges. So, I should say that for those who want me, they just set challenges. I request them to set another challenge, because it helps me to improve and get better for my fans. For example things were published and after I was proved innocent, I got the same publications. So, I benefited a lot.

BSN: You say them not mentioning the names, who are these â€˜em?JC: In this trade like any other area of business, there are people who are jealous. Whenever, they see you in a better position they donâ€™t feel well.Â Not everybody is happy with what Iâ€™m doing. As a person who is prominent. There are challenges that Iâ€™m likely to undergo. But the more Iâ€™m pushed against the wall, the more I think and plan to overcome such hurdles. With Godâ€™s mercy I can possibly overcome whatever comes into my way.

BSN: Why all this on your head?JC: As a person who is prominent, I have to face all kinds of challenges. I have to accept that, but itâ€™s good on my side.

BSN: Who would you like to emulate or be compared to? JC: I can see Jamaicans, Congolese and Americans going beyondâ€”that is where I would be interested to be. They are human beings and Iâ€™m convinced Iâ€™m a soldier fighting for the name of my country. Iâ€™m fighting to promote the name of my country, so they should have supported me instead of fighting for my downfall. They have to support me rather than discourage me and pile all sorts of foul-mouthed things to destroy my image. I told you that I have already jumped that hurdle and waiting for yet anotherâ€”This kind of life we are moving in, sometimes itâ€™s good that you get challenges to perfect your performance. Because it gives me courage to think ahead and you know when pushed against the wall is when all my brain starts working at rocket speed.

BSN: What are the differences you have noted here in comparison to your home?JC: Man, if these people had not thought wisely, they wouldnâ€™t have been at this stage. They plan ahead after encountering such hurdles and they make sure that such disaster doesnâ€™t come any more. The most important thing is that people here in Europe and America, they had to think a lot, that is why they reached where they are now. Really they are miles a head of us.

BSN: Lastly, as far as you see things going on in your career, do you think there are enemies against you?JC: I donâ€™t consider â€˜em to be my enemies but my friends because when they make such criticisms, they open-up my brain to start thinking hard. Itâ€™s fair to get criticism. It gives courage to find means of over-coming or solve where you went wrong to the satisfaction of my fans. If you donâ€™t think, you canâ€™t overcome such problems. Possibly, they knew not that God was on my side.

Miwambo is The Black Star Newsâ€™s European correspondent based in London.

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